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I cried for you

September 6, 2016

Originally posted on bravebecca:
Remember that time just a few days ago when you saw me stumble into our teacher’s…

Brothers and Sisters over Tourism

July 24, 2016

Hi Africa, I feel so angry after hearing the tourism guy call in about the ‘vagrants’ – apart from my …

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Disrupting SA’s absurd normality: #40yearslater peaceful protest

June 25, 2016

Originally posted on Izwe Lethu:
The day came and went. The cars came and went. The smiles and awkward glances came…

The Murder-Mystery Grinch

March 12, 2014

Call me the Murder Mystery Grinch if you like, but I am already tired of the court case that is …

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Driven to distraction …

January 20, 2014

I used to joke “If I were focused, I would be dangerous.” Not so funny as the years have gone …

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Courage for the journey

August 7, 2013

I met a man called Patrick today. He was on his way to Hout Bay after a long day’s work …

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Let’s play ‘Join the dots’

March 9, 2013

When I was young I used to love playing that ‘Join the dots’ game where one drew a line from …

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Uprooting Prejudice

January 14, 2013

When I was 9 years old I went on a Brownies camp. It was around the time of independence in …

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A Simple Yes

January 8, 2013

I watched Hlumelo hurtling down the aisle of the Cape Town City Hall, explosive smile, bursting out of his school …

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Finding faith …

December 16, 2012

Faith is believing in things unseen. I have always seen that as an encouragement from Hebrews to keep believing God …

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